Utility
Tank
CTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Muk's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Special bulk with HP doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 HP and Attack EVs.

Base Stats
High
HP105
B
Attack105
B
Defense75
C
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def100
B
Speed50
D
Total500
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.2 m
3'11"Small
Weight30.0 kg
66.1 lbsLight
Base XP175
Average
Abilities
Stench
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
Sticky HoldNiche
Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
Poison TouchHATop Pick
Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
EV Yield
HP+1Atk+1DefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid kills plants and trees immediately upon contact.

Muk Weakness

Ground and Psychic moves hit Muk for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Muk's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Muk Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy
Type ChartGood
2Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychic
½xResist
GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
GrassFairy
How to Beat Muk in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Muk with Earthquake (103-122%). Hatterene deals 59-70% with Psychic.

Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMold Breaker
ItemLeftovers
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Iron Head
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Muk
Earthquake 2x
103-122%KO
Rapid Spin
17-21%
View Excadrill builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Muk is what Grimer becomes. Breed it for Grimer eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Grimer pushed Muk to 500 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions
Grimer
#088Grimer
Muk
#089MukLevel 38
Alola MukAlola
#089Alola MukLevel 38
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Grimer
Poison
Muk
Poison
Alola Muk
Poison
HP
80
105+25
105+25
ATK
80
105+25
105+25
DEF
50
75+25
75+25
SP.ATK
40
65+25
65+25
SP.DEF
50
100+50
100+50
SPE
25
50+25
50+25
BST
325C-Tier
500B-Tier+175
500C-Tier+175
ROLE
Trick Room
Tank
Tank
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Muk to get Grimer eggs easily using 31 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Curse, Haze and 10 more.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonshelloskirliacastformraltsgengarweezingswalotrotommagcargo
12 of 31·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Muk Best Moveset

The recommended build leans into Muk's strengths as a defensive wall. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, and max HP and Sp. Def EVs back that up. Poisontouch rounds out the package.

Best Build

Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Poison Touch
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Muk
Careful+SPD

Muk best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Poison JabSTAB
  • Shadow Sneak
  • ProtectFAST +4
  • Power Up Punch

Recommended Teammates

Tauros
TaurosGood
Weezing
WeezingGood
Primeape
PrimeapeDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Muk picks up Acid Spray and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Gunk Shot and Belch while coverage across 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Harden
———30Normal
Lv 1
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 1
Poison Gas
D—9040Poison
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 1
Venom Drench
——10020Poison
Lv 4
Harden
———30Normal
Lv 7
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 12
Disable
C—10020Normal
Lv 15
Sludge
—6510020Poison
Lv 18
Smog
—307020Poison
Lv 21
Minimize
———10Normal
Lv 26
Fling
——10010Dark
Lv 29
Sludge Bomb
C9010010Poison
Lv 32
Sludge Wave
C9510010Poison
Lv 37
Screech
D—8540Normal
Lv 40
Gunk Shot
B120805Poison
Lv 46
Acid Armor
D——20Poison
Lv 52
Belch
C1209010Poison
Lv 57
Memento
C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM79
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
D120705Fighting
TM01
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM19
Giga Drain
D7510010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM66
Payback
D5010010Dark
TM84
Poison Jab
S8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
D60—20Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
C9010010Poison
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
D1107010Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
D9010015Electric
TM41
Torment
D—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Acid Spray
D4010020Poison
Egg
Curse
B——10Ghost
Egg
Haze
C——30Ice
Egg
Imprison
D——10Psychic
Egg
Lick
—3010030Ghost
Egg
Mean Look
D——5Normal
Egg
Power-Up Punch
A4010020Fighting
Egg
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Egg
Shadow Punch
C60—20Ghost
Egg
Shadow Sneak+1
A4010030Ghost
Egg
Spit Up
D—10010Normal
Egg
Stockpile
D——20Normal
Egg
Swallow
D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Muk can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Muk in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Muk. The 2-stage line runs through Grimer, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 38 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Muk in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Muk, start by catching Grimer through walking and special encounters at Lv. 18-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Grimer
    Step 1Catch Grimer
    Route 212 - South
    Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.18-20 Route
    22%Mid
    Route 212 - South
    Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.18-20 Route
    22%Mid
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
  2. Muk
    Step 2Muk ✓

Muk Guide

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Muk works as a tank with 500 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. Poisonjab with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Rhydon (Ground) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Muk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Stench has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit. That's the one you want on Muk. Poison Touch is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sticky Hold works too if your team needs something different.

  • Muk is leaning toward the physical side (base 105 Attack). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Poisonjab, Shadow Sneak, Protect, and Poweruppunch on Muk. Poisonjab is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Muk appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.

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